crummy
/ˈkrʌmi/adjective
उच्चारण क्रमी
घटिया, बेकार, रद्दी
Core word
- 1
informal
of very bad quality; unpleasant
घटिया, बेकार, रद्दी
- We stayed in a crummy hotel near the station.
- a crummy job
- The food at the crummy canteen made everyone feel ill.
+ 2 more examples
- I am tired of this crummy weather and want some sunshine.
- He gave a crummy excuse for missing the meeting.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
crummy (informal adjective)
Of poor quality or unpleasant. It is slang and best kept for speech, not formal writing.
घटिया या अप्रिय। यह बोलचाल का शब्द है और औपचारिक लेखन में नहीं लिखना चाहिए।
- It was a crummy hotel with dirty sheets.
- I had a crummy day.
feel crummy
Feel crummy can also mean to be a little ill or low in spirits.
'Feel crummy' का अर्थ थोड़ा बीमार या उदास महसूस करना भी हो सकता है।
- I feel crummy after the long journey.
comparison: crummier, crummiest
The comparative and superlative are crummier and crummiest.
इसके comparative और superlative crummier और crummiest हैं।
- That is the crummiest room I have seen.
crummy vs lousy vs rotten
All three are informal for bad; crummy suggests cheap and unpleasant, lousy suggests poor performance, rotten suggests spoiled.
तीनों 'बुरा' के अनौपचारिक शब्द हैं; crummy सस्ता और अप्रिय, lousy ख़राब प्रदर्शन और rotten सड़ा-गला दर्शाता है।
- A crummy hotel, a lousy meal, a rotten egg.
crummy as an exclamation context
It is often used with so, pretty or really in casual speech to show strong dislike.
बोलचाल में तीव्र नापसंदगी दिखाने के लिए यह प्रायः so, pretty या really के साथ आता है।
- That was a really crummy thing to say.
+Collocations 6
crummy + noun
hoteljobweatherfilmexcusejoke
- He worked in a crummy job for three years.
adverb + crummy
prettyreallyrathera bitabsolutely
- The food was pretty crummy.
feel/look + crummy
feellooksoundtastesmell
- The room smelt crummy.
crummy + place
motelhostelmessflatlodge
- We stayed at a crummy lodge near the station.
crummy + idea words
ideaplananswergiftresult
- It was a crummy idea to travel in the monsoon.
crummy + deal words
dealbargainwagestipservice
- The workers got a crummy deal.
“More examples 7
- The rented flat was cheap but crummy.
किराये का फ़्लैट सस्ता था पर घटिया।
- What a crummy score after all that hard work!
इतनी मेहनत के बाद कितने घटिया अंक!
- Radhika had a crummy cold and stayed in bed.
राधिका को बुरी सर्दी हो गई थी और वह बिस्तर में रही।
- I will not eat at that crummy restaurant again.
मैं फिर उस घटिया रेस्तरां में नहीं खाऊँगा।
- It was a crummy trick to play on a friend.
मित्र के साथ यह एक घटिया चाल थी।
- They gave us a crummy seat near the toilets.
उन्होंने हमें शौचालय के पास की घटिया सीट दी।
- The coach gave a crummy excuse for the late arrival.
कोच ने देर से आने का घटिया बहाना बनाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The more crummy hotel was cheaper.
✓ The crummier hotel was cheaper.
Short adjectives ending in -y take -ier, not more.
-y पर समाप्त छोटे adjectives में 'more' नहीं, '-ier' लगता है।